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- ↑ Gane at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ↑ Burhanuddin; Mahyuni; Sukri (2020). "Internal Innovations of Gane Language in South Halmahera, North Maluku A Historical Linguistics Study". In Nuria Haristiani; Yulianeta Yanty Wirza; Wawan Gunawan; Eri Kurniawan; Dante Darmawangsa; Ari Arifin Danuwijaya (eds.). Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Language, Literature, Culture, and Education (ICOLLITE 2020). Atlantis Press. pp. 123–130. doi: 10.2991/assehr.k.201215.019 . ISBN 978-94-6239-303-5.
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